Why would you want to stay anywhere else when visiting Bourges? Sophie's welcome, charm and relaxed friendliness make you feel that you are visiting friends. She was very encouraging in her understanding of our imperfect french, but will speak english if you need. The room was very spacious and comfortable. The 'salon' with wood-burner, tea/coffee making facilities and biscuits has... More

We were doing the tour of Loire's castles and we stayed there one night. The b&b was simply perfect, the house is an original ancient French building well-preserved and looks gorgeous inside and outside; everything was clean, tidy and so nice! Furthermore the owner is very gentle, we arrived really late because of traffic problems and she was really of... More

We very much enjoyed a one-day visit to Bourges and Oustal en Berry. Sophie, Gilles and their cute scottie dog have a gift in making you feel welcome in their beautiful home and garden. The room was immaculate and the breakfast topped with a wonderful collection of homemade jams and preserves in the beautiful dining room. The location is an... More

When the iron gates on a rather non-descript street open before you, you are greeted by a glimpse of paradise, the energetic, knowledgable and ever helpful Sophie and her friendly white Scotty dog Elliot. The house was built in 1850 and has been lovingly restored and renovated. Sophie explains it all in as much detail as you wish, how they... More

My self and my family stayed at Oustal en Berry earlier this week on our return from Herault to Dublin. This is a fantastic place to stay and we were delighted to arrive after a gruelling eight hour drive in traffic. This house is a special place with some fantastic original features including a tiled entrance hall and winding wooden... More

Beautiful little maison d’hôte offering a very warm welcome and a flavour of the real France. Spacious and comfortable, very reasonably priced and serving a fabulous breakfast with home-made jams. In our case we got very special treatment when our car broke down (we were half way between London and south-west France) and Sophie got us out of our fix... More

Spent two nights here en route for the Dordogne. What a wonderful house with lots of original features. The rooms were immaculate, large and had great shower rooms. The breakfasts were really good with home-made jams, bread, cake, fruit, cereal etc. Most of all the welcome and hospitality from Sophie and Gilles was exceptional. Thank you Sophie for being my... More

My friend and I stayed here on the second night of our cycle tour from Dijon to Paris. We received a wonderfully warm welcome from Sophie and her house is absolutely stunning. She does a great job of keeping everyone topped up with tourist information and speaks solid English. The room was huge and decorated / furnished to a high... More

We stayed in this B&B in our way back to the UK; the house is a very charming and spacious maison Bourgoise set back from the street, with private and secure parking we were given a lovely room with a large modern bathroom. There are 4 rooms inspired by creative French women, ours was Camille Claudel ( with books on... More